List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lackawanna County

Location of Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lackawanna County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 32 historical markers located in Lackawanna County.^[1]

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Pioneer, The		01948-07-15-0000Thursday, July 15, 1948	Nay Aug Park at railroad car (on "road" across from Vine St., near Arthur Ave., behind Everhart Mus.), Scranton 41°24′03″N 75°38′37″W / 41.40078°N 75.6435°W / 41.40078; -75.6435 (Pioneer, The)	Roadside	Railroads, Transportation
1902 Anthracite Coal Strike		02002-10-25-0000Friday, October 25, 2002	Courthouse Square, Scranton	Roadside	Coal, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor
Anthracite Mine Disaster		01994-10-23-0000Sunday, October 23, 1994	In front of Throop Borough Bldg., Charles St. & Sanderson Ave., Throop 41°26′46″N 75°37′13″W / 41.44598°N 75.62039°W / 41.44598; -75.62039 (Anthracite Mine Disaster)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor
Capoose		01947-12-02-0000Tuesday, December 2, 1947	1030 Providence Rd., at Diamond St., West Scranton 41°25′32″N 75°39′59″W / 41.42548°N 75.66625°W / 41.42548; -75.66625 (Capoose)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Native American
Carbondale		01947-06-19-0000Thursday, June 19, 1947	60 S Main St. (Bus. 6), at Housing Authority, Carbondale 41°34′11″N 75°30′12″W / 41.56963°N 75.50335°W / 41.56963; -75.50335 (Carbondale)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Coal
Carbondale		01947-06-19-0000Thursday, June 19, 1947	#5 6th Ave., at City Hall (6th Ave. side), Carbondale 41°34′20″N 75°30′11″W / 41.57225°N 75.50316°W / 41.57225; -75.50316 (Carbondale)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Coal
Carbondale		01947-11-12-0000Wednesday, November 12, 1947	208 Fallbrook St. (PA 106), next to guard rail, N end of Carbondale 41°34′59″N 75°30′46″W / 41.58317°N 75.51279°W / 41.58317; -75.51279 (Carbondale)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Coal
Coal Miners' and Laborers' Strike		02008-08-03-0000Sunday, August 3, 2008	SW corner of Lackawanna & Washington Aves., downtown Scranton	City	Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Elder Miller		01948-09-14-0000Tuesday, September 14, 1948	1214 N Abington Rd. (PA 407), at PA 632, Waverly 41°31′41″N 75°42′18″W / 41.52798°N 75.7051°W / 41.52798; -75.7051 (Elder Miller)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Education, Religion
First Aid Pioneer		01947-11-08-0000Saturday, November 8, 1947	Bus. US 6 & PA 107, near bridge next to guardrail, Jermyn 41°32′03″N 75°33′07″W / 41.53406°N 75.55189°W / 41.53406; -75.55189 (First Aid Pioneer)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
First Electric Cars		01948-09-15-0000Wednesday, September 15, 1948	235 Adams Ave. at Spruce St. (Courthouse Square), Scranton 41°24′27″N 75°39′43″W / 41.40754°N 75.66196°W / 41.40754; -75.66196 (First Electric Cars)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Electricity, Railroads
Gravity Railroad		01999-01-03-0000Sunday, January 3, 1999	97 N Main St. (Rt. 6), at entrance to Gravity Park, Carbondale 41°34′32″N 75°29′55″W / 41.57549°N 75.49854°W / 41.57549; -75.49854 (Gravity Railroad)	Roadside	Coal, Railroads, Transportation
Hickory Grove Cemetery		02003-05-03-0000Saturday, May 3, 2003	273 Miller Rd., just south of Carbondale Road (Rt. 632), Waverly 41°31′32″N 75°41′34″W / 41.52546°N 75.69275°W / 41.52546; -75.69275 (Hickory Grove Cemetery)	Roadside	African American, Underground Railroad
Jay Gould		01947-06-18-0000Wednesday, June 18, 1947	Bear Lake Rd. (SR 2016), just N of River Rd., Thornhurst 41°10′44″N 75°34′51″W / 41.17881°N 75.58084°W / 41.17881; -75.58084 (Jay Gould)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Professions & Vocations, Railroads
Jay Gould		01947-06-19-0000Thursday, June 19, 1947	River & Locust Ridge (Hwy. 2015) Rds., just S of Thornhurst 41°10′29″N 75°35′19″W / 41.17486°N 75.58849°W / 41.17486; -75.58849 (Jay Gould)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Professions & Vocations, Railroads
Keyser Creek		01948-09-02-0000Thursday, September 2, 1948	331 N Main St. (SR 3013), 200 yds from Taylor Profess. Plaza, near guardrail, Taylor 41°23′15″N 75°42′17″W / 41.3876°N 75.70477°W / 41.3876; -75.70477 (Keyser Creek)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Lackawanna County		01982-05-25-0000Tuesday, May 25, 1982	512 Spruce St., (betw. N Washington Ave. & Dix Ct.) Courthouse Sq., Scranton 41°24′28″N 75°39′48″W / 41.40768°N 75.66341°W / 41.40768; -75.66341 (Lackawanna County)	City	Coal, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American
Lackawanna Iron		01947-12-04-0000Thursday, December 4, 1947	at Scranton Iron Furnace, Cedar Ave. near Lackawanna Ave., (across from Gen. Dynamics) Scranton 41°24′13″N 75°39′50″W / 41.40373°N 75.66382°W / 41.40373; -75.66382 (Lackawanna Iron)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Iron, Railroads, Steel
Loretta Perfectus Walsh		01995-11-11-0000Saturday, November 11, 1995	108 Willow Ave. at Lackawanna Ave. (Hwy. 347), at Am. Legion Post, Olyphant 41°28′12″N 75°36′19″W / 41.46987°N 75.60516°W / 41.46987; -75.60516 (Loretto Perfectus Walsh)	City	Military, Military Post-Civil War, Women
Munsee Indian Village - PLAQUE		01916-05-01-0000Monday, May 1, 1916	843 Providence Rd., on wall near stadium entrance, West Scranton 41°25′11″N 75°39′55″W / 41.41975°N 75.66541°W / 41.41975; -75.66541 (Munsee Indian Village - PLAQUE)	Plaque	Early Settlement, Native American
Old Forge		01947-07-24-0000Thursday, July 24, 1947	S. Main St. (SR 3013) at Lonesome Rd., near metal bridge, Old Forge 41°21′33″N 75°44′46″W / 41.35925°N 75.74621°W / 41.35925; -75.74621 (Old Forge)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Cities & Towns
Pennsylvania Gravity		01999-05-07-0000Friday, May 7, 1999	Tigue St., near I-84 overpass (across from hotel), Dunmore 41°24′51″N 75°35′59″W / 41.4141°N 75.59976°W / 41.4141; -75.59976 (Pennsylvania Gravity)	Roadside	Railroads, Transportation
Rev. Jacob M. Koehler (1860-1932)		01999-06-10-0000Thursday, June 10, 1999	1800 N. Washington Ave., betw. Electric & Columbia, at Scranton State Schl. for Deaf, Scranton 41°25′48″N 75°38′30″W / 41.4299°N 75.64159°W / 41.4299; -75.64159 (Rev. Jacob M. Koehler)	Roadside	Education, Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations, Religion
Rev. William Bishop		01948-07-14-0000Wednesday, July 14, 1948	1124 Price St., at Main Ave., West Scranton 41°24′49″N 75°40′45″W / 41.41363°N 75.67928°W / 41.41363; -75.67928 (Rev. William Bishop)	Roadside	Religion
Rocky Glen Park		02008-08-09-0000Saturday, August 9, 2008	Rocky Glen Rd., 1/4 mile off Rt. 502, at old park entrance, Moosic	Roadside	Ethnic & Immigration, Railroads
Scranton		01948-09-07-0000Tuesday, September 7, 1948	PA 307 E of Scranton, (Missing)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 19th Century, Iron, Steel
Scranton		01948-09-07-0000Tuesday, September 7, 1948	US 6 / I-81 northbound, at mile marker 189, just north of exit 187, N of Scranton 41°26′17″N 75°37′45″W / 41.43808°N 75.62914°W / 41.43808; -75.62914 (Scranton)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 19th Century, Iron, Steel
Scranton		01951-03-28-0000Wednesday, March 28, 1951	US 6 / I-81 southbound, near exit 191B, next to guardrail, NE of Scranton 41°27′41″N 75°40′00″W / 41.46125°N 75.6668°W / 41.46125; -75.6668 (Scranton)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 19th Century, Iron, Steel
Scranton		01948-09-07-0000Tuesday, September 7, 1948	S Main & Rundle Ave., by Taylor Shopping Ctr. sign, West Scranton 41°23′48″N 75°41′20″W / 41.3967°N 75.68893°W / 41.3967; -75.68893 (Scranton)	Roadside	Cities & Towns
Terence V. Powderly		01947-11-18-0000Tuesday, November 18, 1947	N. Main Ave. & Mears St., West Scranton 41°25′10″N 75°40′28″W / 41.41935°N 75.67445°W / 41.41935; -75.67445 (Terence V. Powderly)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Labor
Thomas J. Foster		01948-10-05-0000Tuesday, October 5, 1948	Wyoming Ave. near Ash St., Scranton (Missing)	Roadside	Education, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor, Professions & Vocations, Publishing
Tripp House, The		n/a	1011 N. Main Ave. near Scranton Expy., Scranton 41°25′35″N 75°40′11″W / 41.42638°N 75.66969°W / 41.42638; -75.66969 (Tripp House, The)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

References

External links

• Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

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